crunch numbers

Perform numerous calculations or process a large amount of numerical data. For example, Preparing John's presentation to the Federal Reserve Board required many hours of crunching numbers . This term originated with the computer age and indeed still applies mostly to the operations of computers. [Slang; second half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lothar	LO-tahr (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Deodato	-	Portuguese
Celso	CHEL-so (Italian), THEL-so (Spanish), SEL-so (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Damian	DAY-mee-ən (English), DAHM-yahn (Polish)	English, Polish, Dutch
Louisette	-	French
Celio	CHE-lyo (Italian), THE-lyo (Spanish), SE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), SE-lyoo (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese